On Wednesday October 15, 2025, in the Event Court at The Niagara Pen Centre–St.Catharines, Bethlehem Housing and Support Services will be hosting the 3rd Annual Country Harvest Soup Fest fundraiser fueled by Empty Bowls and presented by Essentials Cremation and Burial Services. This event is a companion to our Annual Empty Bowls fundraiser in March and does not replace it, this is an opportunity to attend a similar event during the day and in the Fall.
During this lunchtime event, guests will enjoy samples (3 flights) of gourmet soups prepared by Niagara’s finest chefs and fresh artisan breads to complement this culinary experience. Proceeds from this fundraiser go toward helping individuals and families who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless due to issues with poverty, physical disability, mental health, domestic violence and family breakdown.
Our programs and services are solutions-focused to break the cycle of homelessness and help our families across the Niagara region, gain the confidence, skills, and health to remain securely housed.
Thank you to our community for supporting us for this event, you are the true Housing Heroes!
A heartfelt THANK YOU to the Niagara Pen Centre for providing the perfect venue for our event! We also want to give a massive shout-out to our incredible sponsors—you are the true Housing Heroes of our community! 🙌
A HUGE thank you to our returning TITLE sponsor Essentials Cremation and Burial Services Inc., our SILVER sponsor Country 89 (who will also be on-location spinning tunes for us at the event!), our BRONZE sponsors Flett Beccario Barristers & Solicitors, 91.7 Giant FM, JBM Office Systems Ltd., City of St. Catharines, Miller's Auto Recycling, Fleming Windows and our Soup-To-Go Sponsor ServiceMaster Restore Niagara.
We also want to give a shout out to our table sponsors: Bosak Wealth Management of RBC Dominion Securities, Quartek, Corks Winebar & Eatery, Circle P Paving, Niagara Region Police Association, Cooper Wealth Management of RBC Dominion Securities, Living in Niagara Real Estate Group and our friend sponsors: Bella Painters, K and S Construction, Jim Agnew, Food Day Canada, Farrow Pension & Benefits, Niagara College, Shoppers Drug Mart - Briarfield and Alpine Nurseries Niagara Ltd.
BIG shout out to our amazing Soup and Food vendors! If you're a soup lover, there are delectable flavours for everyone's taste, our mouths are watering just thinking about it! We were happy to welcome some new and returning food vendors with these delectable sounding soups!
Greg Frewin Theatrical Centre - Adam Tremblay/Megan Brennan - Jumbalaya soup with andouille sausage, chicken, shrimp, rice and veggies
Station One Coffee House & Eatery - Thea - Three Bean Vegan Chili
Chang Nois - Ping & Suriya Oranaramkul - Thai soup with bamboo shoots, tofu, egg and mushrooms
Bricks & Barley - Rachel Schalk - Rachel Schalk
Chile & Agave - Alba Tirado - Tortilla Soup-Roasted Tomato Soup with Corn Tortilla Chips and Sour Cream + Pozole-Traditional Hominy and Pork Soup with Chips, Guacamole, Salsa
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Also a HUGE thank you to our other event vendors - Starbucks Pen Centre, Zehr's Pen Centre, de la terre bakery + cafe, Alpine Nurseries, Niagara College, Walker Industries.
On Wednesday October 16, 2024, in the Event Court at the Niagara Pen Centre Bethlehem Housing and Support Services hosted the 2nd Annual Country Harvest Soup Fest fundraiser fueled by Empty Bowls and presented by Essentials Cremation And Burial Services Inc. Relive the Magic of Our 2nd Annual Country Harvest Soup Fest! We’re thrilled to share a special video highlighting the heartwarming moments from this amazing event, beautifully captured and produced by our friends at Muir Image Photography! Thank you for making the event even more unforgettable!